The PEOPLE v. Allen

The defendant, Charles E. Allen, was found guilty in the circuit court of Cook County of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and of resisting arrest. He was fined $150 for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and placed on one year’s probation on the latter charge.

A denial of due process is claimed from the trial court’s refusal to order the production of a written statement in the form of a police report allegedly prepared by Officer Joseph Peck, the prosecution’s only witness. The defendant complains, too, that the evidence was…